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Brewers
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 12, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Milwaukee Brewers, played on May 12, 1979 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 12, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Brewers
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 12, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Milwaukee Brewers |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Travers |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Rozema |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 19,801 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dick Nelson 1B: Doug Cossey 2B: Joe Kavulich 3B: Ron Luciano |
Milwaukee Brewers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Paul Molitor | Second Baseman |
Robin Yount | Shortstop |
Cecil Cooper | First Baseman |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Ben Oglivie | Left Fielder |
Sixto Lezcano | Right Fielder |
Gorman Thomas | Center Fielder |
Ray Fosse | DH |
Buck Martinez | Catcher |
George Bamberger | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
Rusty Staub | DH |
Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
Lance Parrish | Catcher |
Lynn Jones | Right Fielder |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
Les Moss | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Brewers
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 12, 1979
Top 1
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Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Rozema
Molitor hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Rozema
Yount hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Rozema
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Travers
LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Travers
There goes LeFlore. The throw from Martinez and he is safe. LeFlore steals second. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Travers
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount scoops it up and throws to first for the out. LeFlore moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Staub vs. Travers
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Molitor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. LeFlore scores. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Travers
Kemp hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Rozema
Bando hits a line drive into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Rozema
Oglivie hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jones. Oglivie reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lezcano vs. Rozema
Lezcano hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Rozema
Thomas hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Rozema
Fosse is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Rozema
Martinez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Travers
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Travers
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Travers
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Rozema
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Rozema
Yount hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Rozema
Cooper hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Travers
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Travers
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Travers
LeFlore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oglivie. LeFlore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Travers
Whitaker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. LeFlore scores. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Travers
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitaker moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kemp vs. Travers
Kemp strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Rozema
Bando hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Rozema
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rozema fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Rozema
Lezcano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Rozema
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Travers
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Travers
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Travers
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Rozema
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Rozema
Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Rozema
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Travers
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Travers
Trammell takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LeFlore vs. Travers
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitaker vs. Travers
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount fields it and throws to second for the out. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Staub vs. Travers
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Lopez
Aurelio Lopez now pitching.
Yount hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Lopez
Cooper bunts towards third. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Lopez
Bando hits a line drive into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Lopez
Oglivie strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Travers
Kemp hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Travers
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Travers
Parrish takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Travers
Jones hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oglivie. Jones reaches second base with a double. Parrish moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mankowski vs. Cleveland
Reggie Cleveland now pitching. Phil Mankowski pinch hits for Aurelio Rodriguez.
Mankowski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wockenfuss vs. Cleveland
John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Alan Trammell.
Wockenfuss strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Lopez
Phil Mankowski now playing third base. Mark Wagner now playing shortstop.
Lezcano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Lopez
Thomas strikes out. There goes Lezcano. The throw from Parrish to second, and Lezcano is out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Lopez
Fosse hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Lopez
Jim Wohlford pinch runs for Ray Fosse.
Martinez takes first base on ball four. Wohlford moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Molitor vs. Taylor
Bruce Taylor now pitching.
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Cleveland
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Augustine
Jerry Augustine now pitching.
Whitaker strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Augustine
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Augustine
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Molitor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Taylor
Yount hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Taylor
Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Taylor
Bando hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Taylor
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oglivie for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Augustine
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Augustine
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Molitor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Augustine
Jones hits a line drive into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Taylor
Lezcano hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Taylor
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Taylor
Wohlford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Wohlford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Taylor
Charlie Moore pinch hits for Buck Martinez.
Moore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Moore reaches second base with a double. Wohlford scores. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Molitor vs. Taylor
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Brewers, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mankowski vs. Augustine
Charlie Moore now catching.
Mankowski hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Augustine
Wagner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Castro
Bill Castro now pitching.
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. McClure
Bob McClure now pitching.
Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/12/1979 -- Milwaukee at Detroit (D) Milwaukee AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Molitor P, 2b 5 0 0 0 LeFlore R, cf 5 2 2 0 Yount R, ss 4 0 0 0 Whitaker L, 2b 5 0 1 1 Cooper C, 1b 4 0 2 0 Staub R, dh 3 0 1 1 Bando S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kemp S, lf 4 0 0 0 Oglivie B, lf 4 1 1 0 Thompson J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Lezcano S, rf 4 1 3 2 Parrish L, c 3 0 0 0 Thomas G, cf 4 0 0 0 Jones L, rf 4 0 1 0 Fosse R, dh 2 0 1 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 2 0 1 0 Wohlford J, pr 1 1 1 0 Mankowski P, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Martinez B, c 2 0 0 0 Trammell A, ss 1 0 0 0 Moore C, ph-c 1 0 1 1 Wockenfuss J, ph 1 0 0 0 Wagner M, ss 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 3 9 3 34 2 7 2 Milwaukee 020 000 001 -- 3 Detroit 101 000 000 -- 2 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Travers B 5.2 6 2 2 2 4 Cleveland R 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 Augustine J (W) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 Castro B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 McClure B (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Rozema D 5.0 3 2 2 0 2 Lopez A 1.2 3 0 0 1 2 Taylor B (L) 2.1 3 1 1 0 1 DP -- Detroit 1 LOB -- Milwaukee 7, Detroit 9 2B -- Oglivie B, LeFlore R, Jones L, Wohlford J, Moore C HR -- Lezcano S SB -- LeFlore R CS -- Lezcano S HBP -- by Rozema D (Fosse R) T -- 2:32 A -- 19801
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